Patent 9979826
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Active provider: Google · gemini-2.5-flash
No PTAB proceedings on file. This patent has not been challenged through Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, or Covered Business Method review at the USPTO. The absence is itself a signal — well-asserted patents eventually attract IPRs.
Cases on file (4)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 9979826. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. v. Google LLCfiled May 6, 2026U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasActive
Defendants: Google LLC
- Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. v. Verizon Wirelessfiled May 6, 2026U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasActive
Defendants: Verizon Wireless
- Cedarwood Ventures Inc v. Apple Incfiled Apr 17, 20267:26-cv-00152Texas Western District CourtJudge David CountsOpen
Defendants: Apple Inc
Other patents asserted: 11516643, 10841248
The accused product is the Driving Focus feature on iPhones running iOS 11 or a later version.
- 1:26-cv-01204Texas Western District CourtActive
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Known litigation involving US patent 9979826 includes the following cases, all filed in the Texas Western District Court:
Case Number: 7:26-cv-00152
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet, but implied to be in 2026 given the case number.
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome or Current Status: Active
Case Number: 1:26-cv-01204
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet, but implied to be in 2026 given the case number.
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome or Current Status: Active
Case Number: 1:26-cv-01202
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet, but implied to be in 2026 given the case number.
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome or Current Status: Active
The patent was assigned to Cedarwood Ventures Inc. on June 19, 2025. Given the filing dates in 2026, it is highly probable that Cedarwood Ventures Inc. is the plaintiff in these cases, but this is not explicitly confirmed by the provided snippets.
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